Félix de los Heros

Spanish footballer

Félix de los HerosPersonal information

Full name|  Félix de los Heros Azcueta
Date of birth|  (1910-01-21)21 January 1910
Place of birth|  Bilbao, Spain
Date of death|  March 1984 (aged 74)[1]
Height|  1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)|  Midfield
1932–1934|  Barakaldo CF|  ?|
1934–1936|  Sevilla FC|  43[3]|  (15)
1936–1937|  Gimnástico FC|  |
1937|  FC Barcelona|  0|  (0)
1937–1938|  Brooklyn Hispano|  |
1938–1939|  Club Deportivo Euzkadi|  6[4]|  (5)
1939–1942|  Club España|  |
1942–1943|  Moctezuma de Orizaba|  |  (2)
1943|  Albinegros de Orizaba|  |  (4)
1943–1945|  Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz|  |  (7)
National team
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1938|  Basque Country|  2 [4]|  (0)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  de los Heros and the second or maternal family name is  Azcueta.

Félix de los Heros Azcueta (Basque: [fe'lix de los heɾos as̻'kueta]) (21 January 1910[3] - March 1984), also known as Tache,[5] was a Spanish footballer from Bilbao in the Basque Country who played as a midfielder.[6]

## Football career[edit]

It is unclear where or when de los Heros started his playing career but in 1932 he was playing for Barakaldo FC.[7] In 1934 he moved to Sevilla FC.[8] Late in 1936 he joined Gimnástico de Valencia.[9][10] In 1937, in the middle of the Spanish Civil War, he joined Barcelona FC. His first game for them was on the 16 May 1937 against the Catalan national team.[9][11] He never actually played for them in the domestic league but participated in the Barcelona FC tour of North America later in 1937.[9] When the tour ended he signed for Brooklyn Hispano, a United States team that played in the American Soccer League.[9] Later he moved to Mexico where he played for Club Deportivo Euzkadi in the Primera Fuerza league for the 1938/39 season. He also played for the Basque Country national football team twice during that period.[4] Later he joined Club España, before going on to play in several other Mexican teams.[12][13][14][15]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Toni Closa; Josep Pablo, José Alberto Salas and Jordi Mas. Gran diccionari de jugadors del Barça. Editorial Base, 2015. ISBN 978-84-16166-62-6.
2. ^ "Félix Heros Azueta Registro Nacional de Extranjeros en México (copia digital)". Spanish Government. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
3. ^ a b "Félix De los Heros Azcueta". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
4. ^ a b c Gotzon, Joseba. "Book 3". 100 Años Seleccion Vasca De Futbol 1915-2015. pp. 156–170.
5. ^ "TACHE JUGADOR SEVILLA F.C". palanganas.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
6. ^ "Felix de los Heros Azcueta". shark.cdn.md. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
7. ^ "El Alaves es derrotado por el Baracaldo". El Mundo Deportivo. 26 October 1932. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
8. ^ "Tache". voetbal.com. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
9. ^ a b c d "The FC Barcelona United States tour in 1937". group 14. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
10. ^ "Español,1 - Gimnástico, 0" (PDF). No. Page 2. El Mundo Deportivo. 5 April 1937. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
11. ^ "Barcelona ,4 - Seleción Catalana, 4". No. Page 3. El Mundo Deportivo. 17 May 1937. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
12. ^ "Felix de los Heros "Tache"". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
13. ^ "Mexico 1942/43". rsssf.com. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
14. ^ "Mexico 1943/44". rsssf.com. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
15. ^ "Mexico 1944/45". rsssf.com. Retrieved 9 July 2016.

*[Apps]: National team appearances
*[Gls]: National team goals